CVE-2015-8559

HIGH EPSS 77.5%
Published Sep 21, 20178y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 21, 2017 8y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
77.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Information Exposure

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
chefchef* <15.4.45

References 4

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • discourse.chef.io https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081
  • github.com https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871
    PatchThird Party Advisory